Purchasing drugs - High prices fuel risky online trade
The figures involved in this illicit trade are staggering: overall, there were 758,276 dosages of fake or illegal medicines detected; 246,951 units held were sedative products, 153,042 weight loss products, with 52,089 units bought over the internet to treat male impotence.
The board’s chief executive, Pat O’Mahony, said: “As with previous years, the IMB is concerned with the consistent levels of counterfeit and illegal medicines being detained year on year and is warning consumers of the dangers of purchasing medicines from unauthorised sources.